The Complete Word of God is Salvation to All Creation

Paul tells of a time when Separation from God no longer exists anywhere

The apostle Paul completes the word of God as mentioned in Colossians 1: 25. How could this be when some letters were penned at a later date?

Well, this is because Paul gives the deepest truth of scripture. He reveals what the glorified Christ gave only to him to dispense to the nations. Paul was given the furthest truths that occur at the end of the ages. In that sense, Paul completes the word of God.

You see, one of the reasons religious people believe that a person will be separate from God forever is because they mistake an age or a period of time for eternity. However, Paul goes the furthest in time. He goes to a time when the ages are complete, when judgement and separation from God are no more. Paul is acquainted with a time in which every creature created by God through Christ is reconciled to God through the blood of the cross (Colossians 1:20).

The Christian says that many will miss out on the Millennial Kingdom. True. But this kingdom lasts for a 1000 years. What happens after?

The Christian says that many will miss the new heavens and the new earth because they are cast into the lake of fire. True. But what happens after the lake of fire is abolished (1 Corinthians 15:27)?

Paul answers what happens after all of this in his letter to the Colossians. I am going to focus on Colossians 1: 15-20.

15 Who is the Image of the invisible God, Firstborn of every creature,
16 for in Him is all created, that in the heavens and that on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or lordships, or sovereignties, or authorities, all is created through Him and for Him,
17 and He is before all, and all has its cohesion in Him.
18 And He is the Head of the body, the ecclesia, Who is Sovereign, Firstborn from among the dead, that in all He may be becoming first,
19 for in Him the entire complement delights to dwell,
20 and through Him to reconcile all to Him (making peace through the blood of His cross), through Him, whether those on the earth or those in the heavens.

In these verses of scripture, Paul makes it obvious that he is talking about every creature ever created. First, he actually says ‘every creature’ and then discusses the visible and the invisible. What creature doesn’t fit into the ‘visible and the invisible?’ That’s everyone!

Then, Paul includes thrones, lordships, sovereignties, and authorities. He says that all of these are created through Him, for Him, and have its cohesion in Him. Now, I want to compare Ephesians 6:12 to show who exactly is included in this group:

12 for it is not ours to wrestle with blood and flesh, but with the sovereignties, with the authorities, with the world-mights of this darkness, with the spiritual forces of wickedness among the celestials.

–Ephesians 6:12

Do you see that the same words are used in Ephesians 6:12 and Colossians 1:16? This means that the spiritual forces of wickedness among the celestials are included in the ‘visible and invisible’ and the thrones, lordships, sovereignties, and authorities that are created through Him, for Him, and have their cohesion in Him.

God created these beings for a purpose and they are included in all creation.

Now, here is the shocker! Something that religion lies about and tries to make these scriptures mean something different. In verses 15-17 in Colossians, Paul establishes the ALL created by God through Christ. It includes everyone that is ‘visible and invisible’ and every sovereignty, authority, lordship, and throne…even the wicked ones.

That’s you, me, every spiritual entity, and every creature ever created. This is the ‘ALL’ of the context.

Then, in Colossians 1:20, Paul says that this very same ‘ALL’ will be reconciled to God through the blood of the cross. See, the religious people of Christianity have no problem understanding the ‘ALL’ in verses 15-17, but they ignore the ‘ALL’ when it comes to their reconciliation through the blood of the cross.

However, Paul clearly states in these verses that the same ‘ALL’ created by God through Christ are the exact same ‘ALL’ reconciled to God through the blood of the cross.